Savings bank



Nov. 18, 1930. E. J. FISHER 1,731,920

SAVINGS BANK Filed OCT.. 8, 1929 INKENTOR 171511613 ATTORNEY Edward BY Patented Nov. 18, 1930- UNITED STATES EDWARD J. FISHER, 'or JACKSON HEIGHTSNEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 'rOLAvENnER IIINR PATE-NTOFFICE INC., or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEWYORK SAVINGS v15.111111: y

.. Appliauoanlea october's,`1929. Serin No. 99am.

. y invention relates to receptacleshaving an opening `at the top fortheradmissionof specified articles thereinto and provided With` means for making the removal of vthese art-i- `cles through this opening difiicult not im possible. 2More specifically, the invention 1sA -for savings banks having a cover With a slot l. consists, broadly, in so forming they guard' that it will block thepassageV through the,

therein for theingress of coins Which-.may not be readily removed through this slot because of a guarding mechanism actuated by gravity f e While-it is an object of the invention to `produce such a receptacle or savings bank in ajsimple and rugged manner, `at little cost, the.

main Objectis t-o provide an eiiicient guard for theopening. or slot. The improvement Opening or slot, when Athe receptacle or savings bankY is inverted, Owingto the action of gravity von the guard, 'without fail Y and promptly. This Ilhave accomplishedbyv bringing the centers of gravityofthe ele-f.

, ments constitutingv the gilardclosev `to the opening or slot, asyvill become clear after l perusal of the'specification Whichfollovvs and,

inspection of the drawing annexed hereto.

g In the drawing, Figure. 1- is a' `perspective view of a rectangular receptacle With a hinged'` A cover and provided with locking means. Fig-n ure2 is a cross section'taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is across section construction, kincluding a locking device., Figure 5 1s a `cross.sectiontaken along-line 52-50f F1guref4.- Figure 1s another modi-4 taken along the vline 3-,3 ofFigure 2. Fig! ure 4 is aperspective view of .the preferred form of my invention,'the receptacle (which may b'e ofany form, rectangular, cylindrif cal, barrel shaped, or designedto suit anypurpose) having aremovable topcover of special.

'fication of my invention,shownonly partial- Y -ly and' in crosssection, the top coverfinthis case being non-removable,.means for yreInoving the contents of-thereceptacle being pro-. vided elsewhere thereiI`1,--yatY the fbottom' or: ati

, -thef side, not, Shownzf Figure? is va Vdetail o f one ofthe platesconstitutin ftheguard. Fig,-

1 .Passing .now vto ythe preferred invention, illustrated .in Figures 4- 15,. the

Figure 7 Sonie of the metal 'hasbeen removed; i.;

the guard plates whenI the receptacle istu'rned upside down, this position'ofY the plates be- 'from thetopend of thejplate to lower the. r .l

ing due tothe action of gravity. "Sometimes, A

instead ofthe plates meeting,as inF-igure 9., they may overlap, as shown yin Figure '10. Referring tothe iigures in detail, and inore specifically toFigures l, 2 and 3, 1 is a reci tangular receptacle provided with a topzcover 2L hinged tothe receptacle at.3 and having a slot 4 for the admission'of coinsf .A lock con;

rivets 6. VThe spring actuated'bolt 5. is operated intheusual manner byl .means of-a key inserted in the key ,holeprovided` on top ,y

of the lock-chamber. The vvalls ofgthe recep taclel .have va -flangelv at thetop .designedv to khavefthe cover 2 rest thereon. The cover is removably held in placeandlocked in poe` Vsition by the bolt 5f. projecting 'underfthe `taining' Vchamber 5V is secured tothe cover 2 .by any suitablemeans, Suchas, for instance,

fiange l. When the key is Qturned'in the key,`

.hol`e, the# bolt'is Withdrawn, releasing, the cover at the end .opposite thehinge.' v.Lug's orV brackets:7"a1ev secured/to thevunderside of thecover 2 by means of yrivets 7 f atvthe endsy of the Slot 4. These lugs or `brackets 7"conf stitute bearingsV for lthe, tWO'plates `8f, Which arepivoted thereinfor'..rotationaboutjaxes vvhich are'above their 4,centers of gravity When the receptacle is in its upright position.` Por tions 'of the metal are cutaway from the topf` end of the plates Sto form extensions Si'of theplates proper,.in ordertobringthe cen- .ters of gravity. lower; The plates are bent, as mayl-be. seen-in Figure 2,.inlsuch`a manner` aS-to presenttheir koonvexesides to' the'slot. Y vThis is. an important feature 'receptacle 1 iS ShfOWn as.offcylindricalshapa although the constructionisinno vvaylimited Y' bottoni and the `'walls ot theflocl Chamber' 5 in the preceding illustration. The cover is removable as a whole. Instead o'tfthe single layer for the top, the cover in this case is made up ot two layers, 2 and 2', which will be re- 'teried to as the top layer and bottom layer. rlhe two layers are secured to one another by means'ot rivets l0. The coveris held iirpla'ce and locked in position by the lugs 9projeet--- .flange l, and tliefrbolt 5 the lock, 5, also projecting underneath the flange V5', while the ent invention, this much desired iesult is secured by the tact that the plates are bent awa-y 'from the slot (i. e. present a convex surface'to the slot), the center of gravity of each plate being approximately at the apex of curvature, i.v e. as near to the slot as possible',4

IIn the above description and in the drawing, iter the purpose of illustration only, the

receptacles are shown as being savings banks, andthe openings in the top assl'ot's for the admission o'' coins, but it must be clear that the upper layer 2 is wide enough to coverl thezv iiiventioii is not limited to banks or slots, and

flange 5 on top. To remove the cover, the .bolt 5 is withdrawn, as inthe ease'ill'nstrated in Figs. 1 8, and the cover is then easily slipped out of the receptacle. In practice','the

arestainped out of the plate constituting` the lower layer', thetoplayeij 2 acting also as thetop ot' the lock` chamber. -Iiikewisq'tlie' lugs 9 are stamped outrot thelayer 2, and so are; Vthe lugs r which forni the bearings for 'gt-he guard plates 8. In this manner, all means for attaching the various parts of thel mechanism underneath the cover are eliminated' and all that is needed is tofi'ivet the two layers 2 and 2 together, as shown, This makes a very simple, permanent' and 'cheap const-r etion.- The: construction of the 'guard plat-es is the l" same as before.

walls 'ofthe container, needs no lock. "It con-ff sists otl a single layer, as inthe case illustrated 351 in Figures' Ito 3. The cover is securedtothe l" container in any convenient manner, as, lfor i means is shown here'becausethis featurefconexample, by iifiean'sor1 rivets 11 attaching the coven'to the flange 1'.'

stitutes no part ofthe invention.

If :it is desired' to re" move the articles introdiiced into the'co'ntain er, some independent means mustbe provided,l such as a removable bottoni, for iiistaiice'gy 'No' Gua rd plates have 'hef-n` usedibeiioretci pre-1T Avent the egressl 'ot the coiiisfrom the coinre-i v ceptaele,but,as far asl am aware,the plates were either lat,^i. e, plane surfaces'. or curved'. in such a manner asto'piesent a'concaveside to the slot;` The result was'thatthe centersfot gravityv ot'fthe plates were unduly renimied:A from tlie'slot,'whereas'they should he as lclose Y as 4possibleyin order to precipitatethe actionv 'of blocking'the egressV of the coins, 'asnis'the Vcase intli'e'preseiit invention in which the' plates presentftheir"convex sides to the slot.

times called', ffall j over the; slot; and prevent'f "tionsshown in igiires9"a'nd1(3."`- inthe pres-cove disposed djaeen-t said openingiguard that any receptacle and any shape of opening may .be'iised withthe' construction, in principle, as shown, the'l'orm of opening being made to suit tlie'shape of the article introduced into `the contaiiieiil l. In a receptacle provided with an openfingfat the top'forthe admission of specified-A articles-`thei'einto, -a guard for said opening i 2;'I`n alreceptacle provided with an openy er ing at the 'topfor'the-admission 'ofspecifiedf In the modification illu'stratedin iguije,y ythe cover,l being` permanently secured nto the articles therinto, a guardrgfoi' said opening comprising' two plates 'mounted' for rotation `cross sections curved away 'from' said opensaid'V plates being adaptedto abut said topwhile being su'fciently far apart to pei'- vinit the ingress of saidA speciiiedarticles, when said receptacle is in its upright position, and lto meet or overlap under the action ot gravity when saidreceptacle is turned upside 3. "fief'ceptaele having a 'coverw'vitli an dpeiiingfthei'ein forthe ingress of specified articles, hearings onVV the underside ott aid cover, and Vai guard :for said opening compristwo, sepa rateVK vplates mounted in. said bear-T sto rotate about axes situated abov'e'thc lcenters of gravity ol said plates when sani receptacle is :in its upright position-and -liavingv transversal cross l:sections curved I'awav from said openingsaid plates being-adapted to abut the nii'dersurface oi said; cover While j being sufieientlyifarlapart to permit thejingress of` 'said c s-pecied-faiticles, 'wlien said receptacle" is in Lvits upright position;` and `being deep enoughto,ineet-erverlap under th'eactionof gravity when said -i'eeepta'lcle' is for .said opening comprising two 'separate plates mounted in said bearings for rotation about axes situated above the centers of gravit-y of said plates when said receptacle is -in its upright position and having transverse Cross sections curved away from said opening, and extensions on said plates adapted to abut the undersurface of said cover When said receptacle is in its upright position. 1U 5. A savings bank having a cover With a slot therein for the ent-ry of coins and a guard for said slot comprising two plates mounted Within said bank under said slot for rotation about axes situated above the centers of gravl5 ity of said plates When seid bank is in its upright position and having transverse cross sections Vcurved away from said slot, said platesjbeing adapted to abut the undersurface of said cover when said bank is in its 2O upright position and to meet or overlap under the action of gravity when said bank is turned upside down. V e

6. In a savings bank having a removable cover with a slot therein for the entry of 5 coins and provided with means for locking and unlocking said cover, bearings on the underside orn said cover disposed adj acentsaid slotr'a guard for said slot comprising two e Yseparate plates mounted in saidbearings for so rotation about axes situated above the cenf ters of gravit-y of said plates'when said bank is in its upright position and having transverse cross sect-ions curved awayiirom said slot, and extensions on said platesV adapted to :25 abut sa-ideover when vsaid bank is in itsvup- .Y right position. l' Y A savings bank having a removable l. coverl comprising a top-layer and a bottomv layer joined together, saidtop layer having 4U aslot for the ingress of coins and said bot-- tom layer being provided with a slot registering With the slot in said top layer, aportion of said bott-om layerbeing formed intothe bottoni, and side Walls of a lock chamber having said top layer for its top7V lugs on said bottom layer adjacent the ends of the slot therein, a guard for saidslots comprising-tivo separate plates pivoted in said lugs above the centersv of gravity of said U plates and having transverse cross sections Curved away 'from said slots, and extensions on said plates adapted to abut the undersurface of said bottom layer` when said bank Y is nits upright position. Y v u In testimony whereof I have aTXed .my v

signature.

- EDWARD J. FISHER.y 

